From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from c716099-a.rchdsn1.tx.home.com ([24.7.105.70] helo=ignatious) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) id 15ZmUS-0006Np-00 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 00:53:12 -0400 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by ignatious with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15Zmtc-00018V-00 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 00:19:12 -0500 Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 00:19:12 -0500 (CDT) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@ignatious To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: triple talk internal/external In-Reply-To: <200108230200.f7N20ke51503@mail1.mx.voyager.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > I just had an idea and wondered if its doable. > What if the FSF signed all those non-disclosure agreements? Then we > could have gpl Linux drivers, right or not? The problem is that if the driver is gpl, then said driver would violate any non-disclosure. If you release source code, then you reveal the interface. It would be possible to release a driver avaialable for free download. But you couldn't release the source code and thus not use the gpl. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.